The choices people make can have a lasting impact on their health. Improving patient care isn't just about treating people's individual diseases, it also means changing and preventing harmful behaviours which can improve and even save people's lives.

We collect and publish a wide range of information on social care. This data gives valuable insight into how services are provided and is used to plan, deliver and monitor services. Our statistics team extract and analyses social care data to identify trends and variation and to support national policy.

We collect and publish a wide range of information on primary care. Primary care includes general practice, community pharmacy, dental, and optometry (eye health) services. This data gives valuable insight into how services are provided and is used to plan, deliver and monitor services. Our statistics team extract and analyses primary care data to identify trends and variation and to support national policy.